Chapter 344: Breaking Through to Level Eighty - Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten

### Chapter 344: Breaking Through to Level Eighty **[In your adventures across the Boundless Divine Territory, you've discovered that the Empress's personal guards have access to rare materials. Despite their rarity, only top-tier craftsmen can forge these materials.]** **[However, with your current cultivation at the Nascent Soul level, melding such materials is effortless for you. Given this, the materials were entrusted to you, and you successfully crafted six heavenly-tier artifacts using your abundant spiritual energy.]** **[These artifacts are not only incredibly durable and resistant to elements but also enhance the spiritual connection between the wearer and you.]** **[You gifted one of these artifacts as an engagement ring to the Empress of the Imperial City, thereby maximizing your spiritual link with the Empress.]** **[Your spiritual energy level increased by one.][The maximum connection with the Empress has boosted your cultivation speed by fifty percent.]** **[Congratulations on successfully breaking through to level eighty, reaching the Transformation Stage.]** **[Congratulations, your physical attribute has upgraded to - The First Level of the Spirit Gathering Body.][The Spirit Gathering Body's maximum level aligns with other attributes, capped at five levels.]** **[The effect of the First Level Spirit Gathering Body is - your lifespan limit breaks through to two hundred, you gain a slow self-healing ability after being injured, fatal injuries drop to severe ones, and severe injuries drop to minor ones, though continuous reduction is not yet possible. Body toughness is doubled.]** As Lin Zhengran walked across the university campus, he blinked at the system's words. Another breakthrough? This time was swift; typically, such major rank advancements took a long time. Could it be because of the ring this time? Indeed, engagement rings hold significant meaning in this world, and in the system's eyes, it should count as a top-tier magical artifact. In that case, he still has five more rings. If he were to give them out, wouldn't his level soar even higher? Amidst his thoughts, Lin Zhengran became aware of the changes within his body. He halted his steps. Though invisible to the naked eye, he could clearly see the spiritual energy within him congregating slowly into a singular flow. The dispersed spiritual energy merged into the main vein and, with this unification, his body temperature rose. After about half a minute, it gradually returned to normal, stabilized. He looked down at his arm, contemplating the current state of his body. To the naked eye, there seemed to be no difference, but only Lin Zhengran himself knew there was an abyssal difference between this and his former in-disease prone body. Especially the self-healing capability, he was particularly curious about how far it could go. Could it be as exaggerated as depicted in some film works? Thus, he found a secluded spot. He picked up a somewhat sharp stone from the ground and slid it deliberately across his forearm. Yet, though the stone was quite sharp, it didn't break Lin Zhengran's skin, not even leaving a trace of redness. "Is the body's toughness doubled and this resilient? It seems like unless it's some extraordinarily sharp weapon, most things would struggle to harm me." With no choice, in order to test his healing power, he infused a bit of spiritual energy into the stone. With the infusion of energy, the creation power resonating with heaven significantly sharpened the stone's tip, reflecting glints of cold light in the sunlight. Lin Zhengran gently slashed his arm again. A shallow wound finally appeared, with bright red blood oozing from the cut. Observing the wound, he watched as the injury on his arm transformed in an instant, the flesh and blood restructuring themselves within approximately fifteen seconds. The wound utterly vanished, with the blood gone too, leaving no trace of injury. Lin Zhengran marveled, touching his arm, finding it as good as new. No pain could be felt anymore. Fifteen seconds. What if the wound were larger? Would it still be fifteen seconds or slower? Lin Zhengran furrowed his brow slightly, once more drawing a deep gash on his arm with the stone. Blood dripped from his elbow onto the ground. He was about to count the time when a small fox from afar noted Lin Zhengran standing behind the bushes, unsure of what he was doing. "Brother Zhengran?" The little fox approached in surprise, only to find Lin Zhengran seemingly having accidentally cut his arm with a stone. The blood had already dripped from his arm onto the stone. "Brother Zhengran, what happened to you?!" The panicked little fox couldn't bear to see Lin Zhengran hurt and rushed up anxiously, her eyes brimming with tears nearly immediately. Lin Zhengran noticed Han Wenwen then: "Wenwen? What are you doing here?" "Brother Zhengran, what are you doing?!" She grabbed Lin Zhengran's hand, terrified, her pupils widening. Because she looked over and saw no injury on Lin Zhengran's arm. "Hmm?" Han Wenwen was very puzzled. She had clearly seen Lin Zhengran injured, the blood had dripped down. How come it's gone now? She glanced down at the stone, noticing that the blood stains had vanished too. In disbelief, she rubbed her eyes, but it remained the same. Lin Zhengran asked, "What's wrong, Wenwen? What are you looking at?" Fifteen seconds... it was indeed fifteen seconds. It seems as long as it's not a severe injury, it will recover in fifteen seconds. Because the system described differences between severe and minor injuries, Lin Zhengran also distinctly felt increased pain when recovering from larger injuries. So it should be accurate. But this is just Level One; if the level were to increase again in the future, would severe injuries also heal in fifteen seconds? Han Wenwen's eyes rimmed red: "I distinctly saw Brother Zhengran was injured just now, but—" Lin Zhengran smiled, patting Han Wenwen's head to comfort her: "What are you thinking? How could I get injured for no reason?" Han Wenwen still didn't quite understand, but as long as Brother Zhengran was fine, that was what mattered. For a moment, she was truly scared, quickly hugging Lin Zhengran. "You scared me to death..." She whimpered slightly, her heartbeat quickening by several beats: "What would Wenwen do if Brother Zhengran got hurt? Fortunately, I just imagined it." "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry." From the corner of her eye, Han Wenwen noticed the sharp stone still in Lin Zhengran's hand: "But why is Brother Zhengran holding this stone? And why is it so sharp?" Lin Zhengran looked at the stone he had spiritually reinforced, explaining: "Just curious and picked it up to take a look." Han Wenwen glanced at Lin Zhengran in worry: "Quickly throw it away, Brother Zhengran; it's scary." "Hmm." He nodded helplessly. Lin Zhengran crouched down, chipped off the stone's sharp tip, and tossed it into the distant lotus pond. Under Lin Zhengran's creation ability, this small stone had become of epic quality. Though he easily broke it with a simple flick, it would be hard for an ordinary person to damage it. "This way, no one else will be pricked by the stone." Han Wenwen sighed in relief, standing alongside. Lin Zhengran asked, "But Wenwen, why aren't you with He Qing and the others?" Now that Lin Zhengran was unharmed, her mood quickly recovered, smiling: "I found an excuse to sneak out. Brother Zhengran still remembers promising me to buy lingerie, right? Since we're moving now, let's go buy some." (Chapter end)